Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 14.0% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
|
Victoria
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
|
Victoria
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
$6.31
ALL587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
$7.59
ALL706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
$3.54
ALL329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
$1.15
ALL107
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
$0.87
ALL81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
|
Victoria
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
$7.84
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
|
Victoria
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
|
pay 7.1% more for childcare
|
Victoria
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Victoria
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
$2.73
ALL254
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
$1.85
ALL172
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
pay 42.2% more for clothing
|
Victoria
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
|
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